Imagine your friend that does not know anything about linux, don’t you think this would make them not install the firefox flatpak and potentially think that linux is unsafe?

I ask this because I believe we must be careful and make small changes to welcome new users in the future, we have to make them as much comfortable as possible when experimenting with a new O.S

I believe this warning could have a less alarming design, saying something like “This app can use elevated permissions. What does this mean?” with the “What does this mean?” text as a clickable URL that shows the user that this may cause security risks. I mean, is kind of a contradiction to have “verified” on the app and a red warning saying “Potentially unsafe”, the user will think “well, should I trust this or not??”

    • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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      4 months ago

      Clicking the potentially unsafe item lists the exact permissions.

      It can access hardware devices, like your webcam or game controller. Likely --device=all in flatpak speak but I haven’t looked.

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      4 months ago

      Maybe access to connected devices (e.g. your computer components or the phone you have plugged in to your computer)